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' J. GILLOTTE.

DUMMY FORM.

110149 36; Patented Nov. 1,1881.

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DUMMY FORM.

No. 249,036. Patentd Nov. 1,1881.

winessefi" I 06 a '3' UNITED SrArEs PATENT @rrrcia JOHN A. GILLOTTE, onNEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ELLEN GILLOTTE, or SAME PLACE.

DUMMY-FORM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,036, dated November1, 1881.

Application filed August 12, 1881. (No model) To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. G LLorrE, of New York, in the county ofNewYork and State of New York,have invented a new and useful ImprovementDummy-Forms,of which the following a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to the production of a new material for use in thearts, and to its special application in the producion of dummyfiguresfor fitting and exhibiting garments or wearing-apparel.

The object of my invention is to produce a material which will be cheap,durable, and

serve as a substitute for leather or metal in the manufacture of thearticle's hereinafter specified. it is a material, also, which can bereadily manipulated, and which will not be inaterially affected bychanges in the atmosphere.

In its application to the production ofa dummy:

figureI am enabled to more closely simulate the humanform, and torapidly and economically produce a figure which may be effectively usedfor fitting garments as well as exhibiting them. The figure produced outof my materialis light, strong, and not easily disfigured, broken, or

fractured by ordinary usage, and is devoid of overlapping seams, solder,rivets, or the other various expedients now employed for securing theparts of the dummy-figures now in use.

I will first describe the new material which is the subject of thisapplication, and the processforpreparing it for subsequent use in itsapplication to the production of a dummy-figure.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figures 1, 2, and 3indicate the different layers composing my material. Fig. 4

'is a vertical section with the layers united. Fig. 5 is afront view ofa dummy-figure. Fig.

7 o 6 is a back view, and Fig. 7 is a bottom view,

of the same. Fig. Sis a view illustrating the form of the strips adaptedto constitute onehalf of the figure, said half being the front and backquarters of the left-hand side thereof; and Fig.9 illustrates plan viewsof the armtips.

The material consists of a layer of canvas, a, middle layer ofindie-matting, and a layer of felt, or materials answering similarpurposes,

0 a indicating the canvas, 1) the matting, and d the felt, each layerperforming a very essential function in the usefulness of the composit.

In assembling the parts a, b, and (1 so as to form one homogeneousthickness, I place the india-matting between the canvas and felt, andapply upon each side of it a sizing or layer of glue, cement, or otheradhesive agent, which will cause the layers to strongly adhere to eachother, and also, by preference, to assist in giving rigidity to thematerial. When in use the felting or outside material, which maybe ofvarious colors or patterns, will add to the ornamental character of themanufactured article, whatever it may be, while the canvas, in additionto making good lining-strengthens 6 the material, and the india-m atting acts to give the article the necessary strength and to prevent it frombeing indented or broken by ordinary use, and also, not being materiallyaffected by changes in the atmosphere, assists in preserving the contourof the article.

It may be possible to substitute for the felt a cloth or analogousmaterial, and for the canvas certain qualities of ducking, and toproduce thereby a material having substantially the same qualities asthat above described. Such substitutions or modifications I desire it tobe understood are within the scope of my invention; and I do not limitmyself,therefore, to the useof theparticular materialsmentioued, theforegoing description being presented as pointing one method by which myinvention may be successfully practiced.

The material which I have described may be employed in the manufactureof satchels, bookcovers, and various other articles which should embodystrength, durability, and rigidity, accom panied with a degree ofelasticity or spring.

1n the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated its application, asaforesaid, in the manu- 9o facture of a dummy-figure, in the productionof which I take a sheet or piece of the material of sufficient size andapply paper patterns of proper design, then mark around the patterns andout the sheet accordingly, without allowing for seams or overlappingedges along the marks, as has been necessary in the production ofdummy-figures heretofore. The ma-. terial is of such a nature that itmay be cut with ordinary shears. After cutting from the mo sheet asufficient number ofstrips or pieces to form the right and left handsides and shoulder-tips of the figure, I proceed to give them thenecessary conformation. I first take the pieces for forming one side ofthe figuresuch, for instance, as are shown in Fig. 8-and with the handpress the corresponding edges until those opposite to each other meet,forming a smooth joint, and then stitch these meeting edges together,not allowing them to overlap in any particular. This imparts some formto the article and enables me to proceed in completing it. -Afterthestitching just mentioned has been completed, I take strips of canvasat and secure them by glue, cement, or other adhesive agent over themeeting edges of the half of the article now partly finished and alongthe inner side of same. If desired to give additional strength to thefigure, the inner surface thereof may receive a coating or sizing ofglue or some otheradhesive substance. After the inner side of the halfof the figure has been treated in this manner, Iapply strips of braid h,by means of glue orother material which will cause them to adhere, overthe meeting edges or seams on the outside of the article. The strips ofbraid will preferably be of a color different from that of the rest ofthe figure, in order to add to the general appearance of the same, andas they indicate the points at about which the seams of the garmentshould be. After preparing one half of the dummy-figure as abovedescribed the other half is similarly treated and the two halvesattached together, their edges being secured by strips ofcanvas w upontheinside, and strips of braid it upon the outside, in a manneranalogous to the method of securing the seams above mentioned. Theheck-piece is cut in the proper form of my material, and secured inposition by the braid and glue or some other adhesive agent. Thearm-tips consist of the pieces ef, the piece 0 being of aform analogousto a crescent and applied along the upper edge and sides of thearm-hole, the piece f being of any suitable form to fill the arm'holeafterthe piece 0 has been applied.

The figure above described represents the bust,waist, hips, shoulders,and neck, and may be employed in that condition, or a skirt may beapplied, as may be preferred. In the latter case I place just within thelower edges of the figure the two strips of wood m n, which cross eachother and are supplied upon their ends with the metallic ferrules i. Thestrips m n will preferably be secured by pins driven through the sidesof the figure into their ends. The

skirt, which usually consists of wire and a ring or band forming thewaist at its upper end,is secured to the figure according to the methodwhich I consider most desirable, by solderiu g the band to the metallicferrules on the ends of the cross-pieces m n. The purpose of theferrules is simply to enable me to secure the skirt to the figure inarapid and economical manner.

The figure described will be mounted upon a suitable rod or stand so asto turn or revolve thereon in the customary way.

It will be observed that in the body of the figure I entirely avoid theuse of tacks and projectin g seams and other objectionable featureswhich are incident to a dummy-figure of sheet metal.

It has long been the aim of manufacturers in the art to which theinvention pertains to produceafigureofa material which will not becomeindented, broken, or disfigured by ordinary use, and which can berapidly manipulated into the article without the use of skilled labor,and which also will present a good appearance and a surface less smoothand hard than tin. These objects are fully accomplished by my invention.Paper, leather, and some other materials have been used as a substitutefor tin in the production ofdummyfigures, buthave proved failures owingto the expense, the difficulty of manufacturing them, and the readinesswith which they become unfit for use.

In the foregoing description [have set forth the method of constructinga female dummyfigure by cutting strips of appropriate design to form thefigure when united; but I do not limit myself to the use of a femaledummy or to the method I have described of manufacturing it. I includewithin the scope of this application dummy figures made in whole or inpart ofmy new material, and whether of a male or female form, orconstructed by pressing the material over a form or in a mold orotherwise.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The material herein described for dummyforlns, consisting ofeanvas,india-matting, and felt, united by cement, glue, or other adhesiveagent, substantially as set forth.

2. The dummy-form herein described, consisting of strips or pieces outfrom a sheet of material composed of canvas, india-matting, and felt,united by cement or other adhesive agent, the edges of the strips orpieces being pressed together and united by a piece of braid upon theoutside and canvas on the inside of the article, and retained in placeby glue or other adhesive agent, substantially as set forth.

3. In a dummy-figure, the shoulder-tips consisting of the pieces e f,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing improvement in dummy-figures, asabove de scribed, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August,1881.

JOHN A. GILLOTTE.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. O. GILL, HERMAN Gusrow.

